2008 Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election

Voters in Louisiana's 1st congressional district voting in a special election on May 3, 2008, elected Steve Scalise as a new member of the United States House of Representatives, replacing Representative Bobby Jindal who resigned on January 14, 2008, to become Governor of Louisiana.

2008 Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election

May 3, 2008
 
Candidate Steve Scalise Gilda Reed
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 33,867 10,142
Percentage 75.13% 22.50%

Representative before election

Bobby Jindal
Republican

Elected Representative

Steve Scalise
Republican

This election and Louisiana's 6th congressional district special election were the first Louisiana congressional elections not based on Louisiana's jungle primary since the 1970s.

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